{"id":2394012,"date":"2025-01-22T19:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T00:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-house-oks-laken-riley-act-next-stop-trumps-desk\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T19:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T00:56:46","slug":"breaking-house-oks-laken-riley-act-next-stop-trumps-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-house-oks-laken-riley-act-next-stop-trumps-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: House OKs Laken Riley Act &#8211; Next Stop, Trump&#8217;s Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-house-oks-laken-riley-act-next-stop-trumps-desk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394012&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Laken Riley act has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/recreational-marijuana-bill-clears-new-mexico-legislature\/\" title=\"Recreational marijuana bill clears New Mexico Legislature\">received final approval<\/a> from Congress and is set to be signed \u200dinto law by\u200c President Donald Trump. This legislation aims to tighten penalties for illegal \u2064immigrants who commit crimes, \u2064especially focusing\u2063 on those involved in theft. The bill garnered \u200cbipartisan support, passing the House \u200dwith a \u2063vote of 263-156,\u200b with \u2062important support from Democrats. It previously passed the Senate with a 64-35 \u2064vote.<\/p>\n<p>The bill\u2062 is named after Laken Riley,\u200d a young \u200bwoman murdered\u2062 in February 2024, whose \u200bcase highlighted the failures\u200c in the \u2064immigration system. Her murderer, Jose\u200c Ibarra, was an\u2063 illegal\u200b immigrant with a history of run-ins with law enforcement prior to the incident. The \u200dact mandates \u200cthat Immigration and \u200bCustoms enforcement (ICE) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">detain illegal immigrants charged<\/a> with crimes like burglary and theft, addressing concerns \u2062that illegal immigrants who commit offenses are not reported \u200dto immigration authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters \u2064of the bill assert \u2064that it is \u2063a necessary measure to \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-associate-attorney-common-nominee-really-wants-to-eliminate-school-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Associate Attorney Common Nominee REALLY WANTS TO Eliminate School COPS\">enhance public safety<\/a> and assert \u2062that it reflects the \u2062demand from the American people\u2062 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-shows-the-migrant-express-heading-toward-our-border-and-it-doesnt-look-good\/\" title=\"Disturbing Video Reveals &#039;Migrant Express&#039; Approaching Our Border - Alarming Situation\">stricter border control<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Laken Riley Act is heading to the desk of President Donald Trump after the House on Wednesday gave final Congressional passage to the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which Trump supported as part of his crackdown on illegal immigration, would be the first for him to sign in his second term as president.<\/p>\n<p>The bill toughens penalties on illegal immigrants who commit crimes such as theft, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-passes-laken-riley-act-sending-first-bill-trump-sign-law-rcna188724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The vote in the Hosue was 263-156, with 46 Democrats joining every single Republican to support the bill.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the bill passed the Senate 64-35, with 12 Democratic votes.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I applaud today&rsquo;s passage of the Laken Riley Act in the House of Representatives and eagerly await President Trump&rsquo;s signature. I am relieved that this young lady and her family will receive a small token of justice through this legislation.<\/p>\n<p>I will never stop fighting to end&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BOAcgIKcBc\">pic.twitter.com\/BOAcgIKcBc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1882191465817747629?\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Riley was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-laken-rileys-christian-faith-full-display-stepfather-reads-one-final-journal-entries-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murdered<\/a> in February 2024 when she went out jogging near the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-set-pass-laken-riley-act-first-legislative-move-119th-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jose Ibarra<\/a>, 26, was convicted of kidnapping, assaulting and killing Riley.<\/p>\n<p>Ibarra had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-accused-killing-laken-riley-gets-indicted-slapped-new-accusation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several interactions<\/a> with law enforcement before Riley&rsquo;s murder, but was never reported to immigration authorities. That disconnect formed the impetus for the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/less-25-percent-dems-vote-laken-riley-act-side-rapists-murderers-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new law<\/a> requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants charged with or arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; WATCH: My floor speech in support of the Laken Riley Act &#128680;<\/p>\n<p>Laken Riley would be alive today if it wasn&rsquo;t for the border invasion enabled by Joe Biden and the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>This bill can&rsquo;t be passed fast enough, so it can go straight to President Trump&rsquo;s desk and get signed&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dd3ATwDMkL\">pic.twitter.com\/Dd3ATwDMkL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#127482;&#127480; (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1882155913693302975?\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s bittersweet,&rdquo; Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, who sponsored the bill, said. &ldquo;For a young lady that wanted to dedicate her career and her life to saving lives, now her name will live on forever and it will save lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This legislation would simply say that we have to detain some of the worst people that are here illegally,&rdquo; Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/laken-riley-act-house-sends-bill-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill had been proposed last year. It passed the House, but languished in the Senate, which had been controlled by Democrats until November&rsquo;s election handed Republicans the majority.<\/p>\n<p>Collins told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/congress-sends-laken-riley-act-trumps-desk-first-bill-gops-washington-takeover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> that the election helped send a message to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nothing ever happens in this town up here until the American people demand it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And they have been screaming at the top of their lungs for something to happen to fix the border problem,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST NOW: The House has passed S.5&ndash;The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeCollins?\">@RepMikeCollins<\/a> Laken Riley Act.<\/p>\n<p>This bill ensures ALL CRIMINAL ILLEGALS like Laken Riley&rsquo;s murderer will be arrested, detained &amp; eventually REPATRIATED.<\/p>\n<p>S.5 will advance to the President&rsquo;s desk &amp; BECOME LAW.<\/p>\n<p>156 DEMOCRATS STILL VOTED NO. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hd138m6lR3\">pic.twitter.com\/Hd138m6lR3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonaldsPress\/status\/1882192691615973637?\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  During Senate debate on the bill, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa noted that it was common sense, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/house-vote-laken-riley-act-teeing-immigration-crackdown\/story?id=117984047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Illegal migrants shouldn&rsquo;t be here in the first place,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody knows that it is against the law to enter the United States without our permission. 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This legislation, which Trump backs as part of his efforts to combat illegal immigration, will be the first bill he signs during his second term. It increases penalties for illegal immigrants who commit crimes like theft. The House vote was 263-156, with 46 Democrats joining all Republicans in support. 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